I have a feeling it's gonna be a spinoff. i very much doubt it's KH III, too soon.

anyway thanks for the update Mike

Ahh....Gotta love more news.... Thanks for the update Mike!

Agreed, although his comment about it being unexpected might hint towards it actually being KHIII (though that's probably just me getting my hopes up again).

Regardless, I hope that we get an entry like KH3D (after KHII and moves the story along instead of backtracking).

lol Kingdom Carts I can see this happen after BBS :P

I updated the OP with some more details that popped up. c:

I doubt it's KH3 though, that would be a major title. I'm a little disappointed...

oh god, not another spin-off.

Could be important. Just because is not numbered, doesn't mean is a spin-off. If is important (very), than must be a main game. Plus, there is still Terra, Aqua and Ven's that needs to be be saved

Fastball? Lightweight? Sounds like Sports terminology. Kingdom Hearts Homerun for Wii and Playstation Move! :D

Nah but seriously, that comment was confusing. Fastball could mean an announcement or release is coming sooner than expected. Lightweight could mean portable? Or maybe he means that it is not as "heavy" as a main title meaning a spin-off. Or both comments could mean something for gameplay.
Maybe it's another game for 3DS? The handheld is still pretty new, the team is already experienced in developing with it, and it is just about the only console left that isn't HD. I don't know, it's too soon to tell but hope something comes soon!

Thanks for the news Miktus!

I thought it was confirmed that the next tile would be KH3 ;~;.

I suppose we'll just have to wait, but his comments to make it seem like it's gonna be something unexpected, which could mean it is KH3 considering how little we're expecting it to be it ... or am I overthinking?

... Am I the only one who took 'lightweight' to mean 'handheld'?

Nope I thought so too. But would the next game being on a handheld be a bad thing?

For someone with no handheld consoles? Yes. :'c

But no, I mean, in a serious manner, it's been so long since there was a true console Kingdom Hearts. Factoring in that a major, numbered title would probably be on a console, I'm pretty persuaded that this is just another spin-off game. I have no problems with the spin-off games (except that I'm too poor to play them), they are doing some major plot build up and that's important, but a lot of people are about at their wits' end with titles that create more loose ends than they solve.

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I think it could possibly be an HD version of Kh 1 and 2... because Nomura previously talked about having interest in the idea of doing that... but idk, just a thought. But I really hope it's KH3, I doubt it though.

Lol, yes xDD

My immediate thought is that it could be Birth By Sleep Volume Two.

Maybe the game has a "lightweight" plot? Between Days, BBS, and or 3-D, there's been some rather depressing endings. Maybe we'll see Kairi for more than 3 seconds.....

Or maybe we'll see a Kingdom Hearts version of blitzball?

And I too am quite disappointed that KH3 isn't coming out (even though I dont' have a PS3, and probably won't until they get as cheap as a PS2 or PSP...although that may never happen), and I'm sure many people are getting sick of spin-offs. I, personally, am weary of all of the handheld games (the games themselves are great, but it would've been nice to see some of these games on the PS2 before it quit production :( )